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Airports are using biometrics and artificial intelligence to absorb surging passenger numbers without costly new terminals or bigger frontline teams.
Android users and IT teams can now deploy YubiKeys as hardware-backed passkeys, following Google Play Services support for NFC security keys.
Android 17 users will get a status bar space to track AI tasks and reply in place, as Google expands its operating-system AI push.
Android users will get new security and multitasking tools first, as Google rolls out Gemini 3.5 Live Translate and other updates.
Forrester says investors and buyers could face new risks and disclosures as OpenAI and Anthropic move towards listings and Washington weighs equity.
Investor hopes are outpacing returns as major tech groups pour US$725 billion into AI this year, academyEX says.
Small merchants can now sell across websites, social media and messaging apps from one dashboard as online discovery shifts to AI and social channels.
The approach could cut token use and errors as developers build more complex multi-agent workflows with changing schemas.
Millions of consumer devices were pulled into a botnet used for hacking and espionage, prompting Google to disable apps and accounts.
At NZD $239, the screenless tracker offers accurate health monitoring and multi-day battery life for users seeking fewer distractions.
The ranking bolsters Looker as Google pushes AI-driven analytics, with buyers weighing governance and trusted data more heavily than dashboards.
Businesses could gain faster in-database AI queries as Google Cloud adds summarisation, sentiment analysis and new speed options to AlloyDB.
Security teams gain wider visibility into risky AI agent activity as Exabeam doubles behavioural detections and adds Claude telemetry.
Businesses can now query BigQuery in plain English, with Google adding audit trails, access controls and scheduled AI analyses.
External coding tools can now reach Google Cloud models and notebooks via an open protocol, while IAM Deny policies keep access tightly governed.
Analysts can now summarise millions of unstructured rows in BigQuery SQL, as Google's new preview function flags patterns in text and images.
Eligible US food and beverage merchants can now be found, viewed and ordered from in AI chats, with no extra marketplace commission.
Healthcare and AI start-ups dominate the shortlist, as investors prepare to hear pitches from firms tackling accessibility, childcare and drug delivery.
Customers can now use Anthropic's newest AI models again after export controls were lifted, easing a shutdown that hit global access and coding work.
Most AI-discovered brands still face a trust test, as 79% of UK users check other sources before buying and only 4% would skip that step.
